Perhaps it is possible some don't realize why druids and the Duiran
make such a big deal over plants. I urge you to read Public Post
#720. I echo the words of Helius there. Until you go through the
effort the druids you mock make to ensure you got herbs to save your
butts everytime you spar, don't complain about all the fuss we make
over a few short sighted people who don't seem to think about the
future make everytime they feel like being the biggest ace on the
playground. Though another word is more suitable there I'm going to
keep this clean.

Now that having been said, I as the young although scholarly chylde
of nature I've been have taken it upon myself to read the words of
the oh wise and oh victimized Spirokai from the past to see if there
was in fact any truth to his rantings. The first mention made of his
name ironically came the 'first' time he started his exterminations.
By his own words from the past, I know submit what my studies
revealed and then ask you to judge for yourselves whether these are
the words of an Ashtan patriot, or a ranting liar and a poor one at
that who will turn his back on anyone in a heartbeat. You can not
hide from your past, Spirokai, and by your past I now bring the truth
before the few you've deceived. (Better start erasing those posts)

PUBLIC NEWS #602
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: enemy status

"I would like to inform Duiran and any guilds that
have enemied me that I will attempt to destroy any
able-bodied fighter as well as any leaders of such
unreasonable organizations....
Consider yourself classified as an able bodied fighter
if you are rank 50 or above in the combat rankings, or if
you are 75 percent or above of my might."

Spirokai Law: You can kill anyone in an organization who enemies you
whether or not they had a thing to do with the actual enemying. Hmmm,
so this at least explains why he persecutes novices. Moving on:

PUBLIC NEWS #604
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: One more thing

"To the people who attacked my entities while I was
indisposed: An attack on a person's entity is an attack
on the person him/herself."

Spirokai Law: Ok this one kind of makes sense since an attack on
an entity is like an attack on a pet or an attack on a grove of a
druid. Oh wait! That would mean he can't burn groves of non
combatants without it being considered the same as an attack on the
druid himself? Hmmm, this is getting harder to explain. Moving on:

PUBLIC NEWS #605
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: Update

"If you are noticed restoring combat-effected (exterminated)
rooms, please note that your name will go down on the
rapidly overflowing list of hostile Duiran/Sentinel
members that have decided not to refrain from this conflict."

And since he will probably say they never actually killed someone for
this:

PUBLIC NEWS #622
From: Smooooth Gracie Mae, Wise Owl
To : Spirokai
Subj: your brainless ramblings

"Yes, you are a brave man, even having to resort to sending Dillon to do
your dirty work and kill me while you skulk on Ulangi as usual. Well,
Dillon's excuse for my death was that I had rejuvenated. REJUVENATION IS
MY JOB Spirokai.... and I will continue to do it as long as I draw
breath...."

Spirokai Law: Any attempt to prevent an herb shortage is grounds
for getting killed. (I begin to wonder if it's dawned on this
ex-occultist that the herbs he himself uses had to be grown at some
point.) Well it's good to know that any attempt to ensure Spirokai
doesn't run out of herbs himself is reason for being killed by him.

PUBLIC NEWS #626
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: re: Ysni, Gracie, etc.

"As for Ysni's second assertion, that I "chose to give
up my citizenship, I would like to first let it be known
that Ysni attempted to control a skill outside the city
of her jurisdiction."

Spirokai Law: Any attempt by a city 'leader' to regulate their own
citizens is considered infringement on their 'skills'. Ooooh. Does
the same hold true now that RL holds such a voice in Ashtan
leadership and are the so called freedom fighters willing to give
their own citizens that freedom now? *looks at all the closed Ashtan
shops* No comment. Moving on from the same post:

"If a person hired an assassin for a
personal reason, that is their choice. If a person hired
an assassin for a reason related to this current
conflict, I hold Duiran responsible- as they have the
power to end this conflict at any time by simply
recognizing their own corruption and coming to terms."

Spirokai Law: Assassins choosing to take up a personal vendetta
because of anything remotely related to a conflict an organization is
behind puts that organization responsible. Ahhhh right. So wouldn't
that also make Ashtan responsible for all of the non militia assassins
from Spinesreach I heard of before the peace agreement I've read of
in the news I have access to? Interesting. Moving on:

"As for your death by rejuvenation, I would suggest
you read the terms of hostile discernation that I had
put forth long ago."

Well I guess that nullifies Spirokai being able to call Gracie a liar
even while she was still his enemy. Interesting though that exactly
five Aetolian months had elapsed between post #605 and this one which
somehow was considered 'long ago'. But I guess by that rule of thumb
Ashtan is still fighting for a peace settlement offered 'long ago'.
Moving on:

PUBLIC NEWS #643
From: Tyrannical Arm of Haern, Relandroc Forestwalker, the White Dragon
To : Spirokai
Subj: Terms

"You have till the end of this Aetolian month to answer the Hunter's
demands
which are quite reasonable and fair. It is your final chance

For those unaware the terms of peace Haern offered was simple, End of
exterminations and 6 months of enemy status to Duiran. No compensation
for either side, as the loss of anything is by personal choice."

PUBLIC NEWS #664
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: FFoS Response

"Our current terms are:

Recognition of Ulangi as a land under our sovereignty."

PUBLIC NEWS #700
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: Duiran-FFoS War

The anti-foilage device was detonated near the
center of Ulangi. The blast radius cleared the island.... [more blah
blah blah to make it sound like a machine and not a person
exterminated Ulangi. Well that may be true given what I've seen of
'him' already] .... Take heed, if ANY foliage is restored, the FfoS
will immediately analyze it as a direct/indirect act of
war committed by the Confederacy"

Penned by my hand on the 8th of Midsummer, in the year 83 MA.

[And further posts elaborated that the Duiran would have ended this
with Spirokai 'long' ago if he'd just stopped destroying forests and
the herbs he lacks the understanding to realize everytime he bites
into one had to come from somewhere. It's no wonder he referred to
himself as a device with wisdom such as that. But now for the RL
translation:]
Spirokai Law: What?! Offer me peace? Take away my reason to fight?
How dare they. Ok ok... I want an island of my own, and and... while
I need herbs to fight I will require you grow them on your land and
sell them to me. My own land is off limits to the herbs I use. Er
I mean the island I wish to sieze as my own without paying for it
or for its protection... ok if I give them enough robber's demands
maybe I can make it look like it is them who won't take peace and
that it's all their fault. Yeah. Yeah! That's it. So guess what
unless I can constantly have my way and everyone else becomes second
class to me and has to say prayers to Spirokai too I'm the victim!
Moving on:

PUBLIC NEWS #702
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: Immediate peace violations

"As a result of the restoration
of Ulangi, the FFoS was forced to detonate another device
within the vicinity of the lower Western Ithmia forest."

Penned by my hand on the 18th of Midsummer, in the year 83 MA.
[Anyone else notice how close together the dates were between this
and the prior bandit post? Take note that comes into play with his
inability to tell time later too.]
PUBLIC NEWS #712
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: Confederate Transgression

"As a result of Ulangi being rejuvenated yet again, the FFoS
was forced to retaliate by launching a three-pronged anti-foilage
operation that resulted in detonations in the upper Western
Ithmia Forest, the southern Black Forest, and the north and western
fringes of the Aalen forest."



"We are happy to hear that you are not about to let us tell you what you
can and cannot do, because we never intended to. We are merely here
to defend ourselves against your infringement against our security. Feel
free to rejuvenate our cleared off areas. And watch as forests are
shredded for your actions."

[Well defend myself or defend my right to turn things to ashes when
I please even though I know if I only had a brain I'd know I too need
those herbs to survive. Wait. Wait!! No I don't I have some... ummm
magical bloodroot 'device'. Yeah. Yeah!!! That's it]
[And oh yeah, while I'm at it you may wish to note how close together
both of these posts were when Spirokai also posted he gave 'plenty'
of time for the Duiran to review his robbers demands. I wonder if
he'd think Ashtan has to respond to Duiran demands within the same
time frame.

"In regards to allowing time for response for _our_ terms, we have
already
stated that we gave the Confederacy until the month of Haernos to absorb
this new information. This is plenty of time. Make use of it."

[*buzzzz* Don't you mean til the 18th of Midsummer when you announced
you'd detonated other devices and less than 10 days after your prior
post Spirokai. Oops sorry I didn't realize telling time is something
you weren't taught how to do. *snap* My apologies.]
"the FFoS feels that Confederacy
abilities include some disgusting skills that make us feel like
wretching
until we vomit feces from our throats. Such skills include things like
rejuvenation, metamorphosis, exorcism, and other similar appalling
abilities that for the sake of Sapience should be restricted harshly"

[Oh yes. Evil... bad.... terrible rejuvenation. Heavens forbid that
those bad evil druids should be able to plant herbs that I might need
later. Feel like going on an herb diet for say the rest of your life
Spirokai? No? Didn't think so.]
PUBLIC NEWS #799
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: see message

"The former Freedom Fighters of Sapience has been structurally
re-organized under a new charter, and is henceforth reformed as Renegade
Legion......... Further information available upon request."

That is all.

Penned by my hand on the 5th of Khepary, in the year 88 MA.

[This is included because in research in which others who have spoke
with this individual he's apparantly eluded to the fact he's not a
person but is in fact a creation of RL since his first days. While
I can see why he's never made such claims publically let the truth of
when RL was formed and how many years it happened after Spirokai's
first problems speak for itself. Darn it. There goes that
PK excuse. Guess he'll have to find another. "That is all"]
PUBLIC NEWS #809
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: re: margali

"On the contrary, becoming RL is actually indicative of an individual
who
has an eye for the future, and wishes his soul to prosper."

[So what future would that be? A world without herbs, or is the
ever benevolent RL intending to give its herb supplies to the poor
so the world doesn't die if it gets away with destroying all that
don't bow to their will. Oh and before you start saying you're only
attacking those who attack you first... I didn't have anything to do
with you when you attacked my grove thank you very much.]
"We offer a community you can relate to; a power you can rely on"

unless a higher bidder offers something better

"Once again, the Legion urges the population
to take advantage of this opportunity to become apart of a cadre of
intelligent and competant individuals"

[who seem to forget their own contradictions of the past, present
and future. Sign me up for that intelligence.]

PUBLIC NEWS #815
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: see message

"1b) Should rejuvenations occur upon Ulangi, the Legion will be forced
to
respond aggressively and destroy the equivalent number of rooms within a
forest on the mainland.
2) Furthermore, Renegade Legion will summarily execute any individuals
rejuvenating upon the island of Ulangi at its nearest convenience."

[Yeah yeah. We get the picture. When in doubt decide that doing
things for the good of the world and your own supplies is an excuse
to kill. Too bad the 'intelligent' leader of RL didn't take that into
account when people in the most recent war got in trouble for
attacking those 'supplying' an enemy. But this is Spirokai. We are
starting to see such double standards as the way he wants it to be.
Wouldn't be fair if his enemies in this silly war were given the
same 'perks' he holds for free pk now would it? HAHAHAHAHAA!]
PUBLIC NEWS #835
From: Spirokai
To : Everyone
Subj: see message

"If you want to talk about the reasoning behind our self-defense, you
can
basically see it as Renegade Legion being attacked whenever it walks
into a forest room....Some people have stated that under this system,
cities fall under similar guidelines in regards to their enemy
influence as well. However, because city enemy status is not nearly
as pervasive as is Duiran enemy status, RL sees no reason to take as
forceful measures as it is taking against more severe organizations"

[There was a law written once by a very wise God that said, 'if you
knowingly enter a city you are an enemy of you are presumed to be...'
While I must admit it is amusing to imagine divine reaction to
someone as powerful and intelligent as Spirokai I have to wonder why
all of this started by him choosing to make a 'forest' island his
home and then demanding the forest be demilitarized and threaten
execution of all responsible for those dying to his home's defenses.
Wouldn't this be akin to claiming southern Ashtan as my home if I was
an enemy of Ashtan, killing all necromancers guarding it, and then
demanding the right to execute anyone who reposted the necromancers
there as they interfered with my 'self defense' of my home in southern
Ashtan and attacked me? '... it would be unreasonable to later
retaliate against someone defending the city in this manner.' The
wisdom of this 'great' man who came up with this post is just...
amazing. You know you could have just stayed out of the forest to
begin with after destroying it. But how dare that evil forest prevent
me from being able to invade.]
============== ============== =================== =============
Now to the present...

I realize that this is his conduct from the past, but these are the
same excuses his brave legion has been using now when asked why
they attack me and my guildmates and the things belonging to us.

(And don't forget Spirokai you said yourself you considered an attack
on your loyals as an attack on you in public news #604. So therefore
by your own mouth you've 'attacked' all of us with a grove that
suffered to your temper tantrum.)

I would also like to point out from Public new #624 when Spirokai's
own ally (now) Ysni swore to Spirokai lying about the assassins, and
about Duiran being behind his kicked out of Ashtan the first time.
Quick! Better put her on the RL payroll and have her retract that
statement now Spirokai.

Finally, to the misinformed Ashtan militia posting publically that
it wasn't Ashtan that started any of this I'd like to remind you to
check the dates on all posts I've quoted. This was long before there
was ever any city war. The person who began that war by exterminating
is the same person trying to keep this war going as long as possible
because the only thing he cares about is 'free exp' which he now is
growing impatient for and targetting non militia too. Call me a
clueless newb all you want Spirokai, but I can read. And people with
the intelligence to read can tell who has really been keeping this
over 50 year war going everytime you find a new excuse to fight. Cut
the crap and pretending you're fighting this for Ashtan. You didn't
care about Ashtan then, you don't care about it now and it's a shame
that so many of those on your payroll don't realize you'll backstab
them too as soon as another organization can offer him 'free fighting
rights'. If he cared about your city he would have cared about it
before Ysni drove him from it the first time. There was no fighting
going on with Ashtan then though, and Spiro goes where the battle
goes. The life of a mercenary my grandparents and parents use to say.

I have sympathy for Ashtan. The rest of you are people just like me.
You have so much to live for, and I know how it feels to have a home
attacked. I worry for those being used as a pawn by a tyrant that
will abandon them the second they no longer have anything to offer
him. Do you really think he'll stick around the moment he's ruined
the world around you?

Thank you to all who put up with this lengthy post. I know as one
so young and not in this war at all (although the thugs attacking my
grove are trying their best to change that) I shouldn't make any of
this my concern. I'm just getting sick to death of liars who try to
change history that they themselves have quoted, and invent new
laws to hold the rest of Sapience under their tyranny. Let history
speak for itself. Whether the words of the forest or the words of
a common bandit who has contradicted himself numerous times in this
post, and proven himself to be a liar by his own mouth. (Must be
a pity that he can't go back and change his own words now or at
least the date on his posts, but then I suppose soon he'll claim the
news he left has been tampered with too.)

bwho
A druid nobody, me

Penned by my hand on the 16th of Lleian, in the year 127 MA.